The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • 66

JMMANAPOUS STAR MAGAZINE SECTION 4 Written by Louis Joseph Vance UKRestod 4 In Collaboration With Basil Dickey Everything You Read Here Today You Can See This Week bu it appeared that none of Philip MISS ARL1NE PRETTY and a notable cast agent the ontaining Phil ip 8 hen ariied the desh Kimmo He of Mr only with marked he he pen lerk bit Mr un Still assuredly night her but pitch 's pi te indulged his the 'trimmin some door it saidln a guarded come an enhance hrthe room to find it tenanted louthb'Mtnrt Simon they Mr grinned wards from the roof of the cr onlv a second the and of them dir The impohtor prince attack Juan his pass spare before that vessel's of hlK Ramon Count Ramon mo Arizona and he at the And the foot of the lank excited and A littl Annoyed he stepped bark mtn thus ad the Ale an tf inconspicuous i with he the Det appended the num (To bo continued) 1 Ml informed es the face suf dr anted had wei the hr himself the time and certain papers which sure would serve his purpose were which guilty Ing apr MOUll(i strong the the was mli to cut what long the the for Th is go tc original of the portrait lady love the room clerk had angri brusq and In the meantime In Mr1 Droyd room at the Del Monte sedulously a med not ure the affixed to young cation at one minute to ten to morrow morn ing!" ost graceful her look of jeal with the wh (1UC eo sharp) Having arrived at his glanced aside in time to see ruitless nth the one another 'with proved himself the length the futility of en Mr We must depart at announced the treacherous Baxuoa to lose sight instant: and the limousine and Mr he did a most caused him ular favoriteror the gen it signing the of that news with sufimient funds at the fifty ninth minute after the eleventh hour the Del Monte to th ink hims THE POST ROAD Oftentimes tn Its endeavor alier D'lnduMrie vou a kid and they ter stroue to ih da ions while without at her custo send for a list of outgoing steamships And Count Ramon de Zolin and Mlle about Without looking other Then both started violently as double mo sounded on the hall door hand was gripping the butt of rem! in the side Pocket of his gnat as he lived paused on the ba hung thn track those two unhappy men as the tram trudged I door while Droyd nervously tore nlv I to go through mess Julia boat tn Zoba and leaped to the roofs of ine ears and mmacle of chance and agilitv stuck because in his ill citv he overlooked Tt gained the pier of the Aquatania with nnur to one who bell boy at least return to vou what is vours wht1 have no right to retain vour naner of id ent meat ton Next week another installment and new picture Copyright I9l7t by the Star Company AH foreign right reserved placing lurns Droyd (hank that stood be charge of The Aquatania sailed without these three and Philip and Juan Lopez returned to the Hotel Del Monte at once disappointed' and satisfied that the princess was still In New York It was not until the following noon that they learned through the office of the steam ship that Count Ramon with the Princess Julia and Mademoiselle SavatS had boarded the steamship from a chartered tu la the TTm nimation this Ill Hf soned hv long and perilous dventurir to a high pitch of physical endurance and in ured to the hardest kind of hand to hand fighting The arrests were effected onlv at cost nf much punishment given and taken on both sides Tn the end Philip and Juan were dragged out and conducted to a nafrni wagon bv wav of the freight elevator but this was possible onlv when ev had been accepted gracefully the hotel Drovd of his Mr Philip active afternoon taking possession of Monte (and thereby observation of Mr die key hole in the door 'cn their quarters) was to TILH BAKR doi'unifnl widen prove him rlghlfnl picking the lock of the communicating door Toward dinner tirne Mr Droyd once more in his own quarters with his fellow con spirator witnessed and overheard the scene between Philip and Juan Lopez which fol lowed receipt of a telegram from his Ari zona banking house It advised Mr Barr effect that the money would be paid him bv the irst National Bank of New York promptly upon his application supported by due identifica tion But since three clock in the afternoon all banks had been closed and none would open before ten in the morning nine hours subsequent to the sailing of the There was moreover the matter of identi fication: personal acquaintances happened to be in town at he was missing Philip nv Juan kevhole 1 a out to his evening meal As the latter returned Juan Lopez was dismissed and Mr Drovd took himself off to find a restaurant leaving on guard Stepping out be elevator Mr Droyd precedence of even this press 'as the question of funds It the journev from Havana to ad used up practically every Phiim possessed: and ha had no banking connections in New York There fore h' must wire his bank in Arizona to telegraph him the sum of five thousand dol "Philip he read Savatz have gone to the opera I have pledged my word of honor not to run awav with you again before seeing mv father but bat list But his efforts without a deposit he was obliged to con him master Mr highness to know dined alone in his room attended Lopez Drovd diligent eye to the throughout being relieved of for the time that he might go Hurrvin h's charge thr sbd toward the ganonlank abruptly checked and caught them back by To the distracted nrincess in the limousine Count Hamon brought back this word "The over ambitious Mr Barr has at length gone the way that all pretenders should rightly go Your throne is safe If it ever was endangered by this poor Im nnefor Immediately? he as passengers exchanged a words Im think of on the spur of the moment) he had heard them Drovd As soon an this matter had been attended to Philip sallied forth to make tentative iteamship line pro be could only think how to go about it The Aquatania sailing time was still five hours off i Pausing in his monotonous pacing he abstractedly lighted a cigarette standing with his back to the communicating door Synchronously it opened and Droyd and his confederate entered Philip was afforded not an instant warning Drovd caught him from behind and wrapped him in an embrace which he would have found difficulty in breaking even had he been permitted th retain his consciousness But that was was taken from him at the same time handkerchief saturated with a pungent liquid was clapped over his mouth and nose the more desperate! he struggled the more deeply his straining lungs inhaled the ob A 1 Iterating fumes of chloroform His wits reeled his senses were extinguished as if by a tidal wave of heady darkness Borne swiftly into the adjoining room he was thrown upon the bed where he Jay like a drunkard in sodden stupor Already there was a discreetly modulated rapping to be heard on the panels of Room No 331 LiKe hunted animals Droyd and fled that sound sought refuge from it by way of Room No 329 But as they moved to enter this last Juan and made it fast Then as thev faced frightened eves quicKer witred This settles gave the boy a done and shut ouen Hopelesslv vnurs Mr Drovd lubilnntlv informedHotel Alexandria note oaper vou and me and the ar tracks pursued Mr Carr relentlessly "and our bill more hotel register was the ongina paper portrait Waiting till this last had an elevator accompanied bv apparently his valet and a Wherever (1 followed faithfullv if with growing ennui This energetic young man man career about the city proved a bit enervating to one who preferred not to lose siRht of him vet was never afforded an opportunity to refresh himself with the drink which he felt he sorely needed and the elevator and desired to be reconveyed instantly to his floor Hastening to gnalled to airing Just Barr himself pu his a ea I 4 a azI tone "Now got to shave off that A racket of growine violence was on the while he ehavd Tn the hadlwav the detectives were battering at the of the door whse bolt it fash A presently thev broke in ijnrnsr augmented by the sounds of Infuriated fieht rne Tew whiffs rhinrAfnrm Ramon succeeded in drawing back wBh the two women before he could be detected bv the watchers and in another miniit hml I I 1 A IU Iur unsuspecting tool when In the fulness nf them In a taxicab hastening awav from tbt time reinouuun was meten our to messrs Arthur Droyd and Kansas Citv Carr The warrants Upon which their arrest was sought nominated among other offenses against the law the crime of wilful murder or this they were to pay the traditional penalty but neither in the electric chair nor in the noose Justice' poetic if not blind guided? the hand of the Princess Julia as she penned that note which she fatuously hoped would rep ch the hands of "Lost Prince without the knowledge of Count Ramon de unpleasant name enunciated drew hm toward the desk To bis: rtismnv there a police detective whom he had had oeiv reason io oeneve wa tlli 1r hl mnm Tic Innbazl on1 bolted the door at the same time summon ing from his post at the kev holet A brief conversation in whispers proved all that was needed to make their understand ing complete ortunately (as they saw it) they han already made every preparation against such emergency without appreciating thatit was imminent Im his own room waiting for Juan to return Lost Prince PhiMpof Alania was pacing distractedly to and fro vainly cidgel 1 i I 1 tf tiritz 1 I i'i rmuie way UUl Ol Ills pilKllL niiiiuwi cut? nnuw ui iirtinuii us There was still time to accomplish if Zu ba immediately after she had sealed and Drove! sauntered up to the desk and a for his mail making occasion as the cl bacK was turned to inspect the regist The entry had been made in a bold 1 "Philip Barr valet Red Wing Ariz inis all mailers betrayed the cause of hts inter est the sailing list to the sharply pricked cars on the oilier side of the door It seemed that the onlv liner sailing for Europe within seven days was the Aquatania scheduled to leave her orth River pier at that the by that turned not fn dressing the 1 motion forces mhilating him fin I rancisco with two plain clothes operators of the New A ork Police force keeping him company Thp three were holding animated managing clerk And mention "Mr Arthur addressed the envelope Justice decreed that nui biiijuiu ie iniercepfca Ramon finally it was Justice that to this gentleman a means whereh mignt oe turned to hist advantage in the A esteem of his royal master King Simon the Usurper So he made his arrangements with all care 1 then permitted the note to go no it way to the Hotel Del Monfe to rA nc and Mr Arthur Droyd masquerading as Piiilip Barr i YYhile Messrs Diovd and Carr were in no the while Prince A ni Up and Juan Lopez were being haled' through the streets of New York 1o the near e8tPolice station Count Ramon was with sardonic courtesy breaking to hoi Princess Julia the news that far from ai tending the opera that night with Mademoiselle Bnvatz 4 was his purpose to leave the Hotel 1 andrta forthwith for the steamshin Aquata nia in order that they might be comfortably? ensconsed in their staterooms several hours before the steamship was scheduled io sail HAe mornent when i Drovd accompanied by left the Hotel De! Monte and char tered taxicab to convey them to the Alex SEm iwlien "Lost Prince Bhiiip and Juan Lopez were being released from custody upon failure of their captors identify them as the persons nominated intne warrants Count Ramon was uper intending the bestowal of tne luggage be longing to his parly in a limousine car ati ine arr block of the Alexandria This done he sauntered a little distance away to a touring car which waited at thA Tfe SBGPET KINGDOM witK them He was ArJi1 Ju first thros of hi surprise to th his master mlsslne: suDcon foul play entered hfs Ph as he discovered the two criminals: and eeK Mm no opportunity to collect hfm seie but flung themselves bodily upon him hTJ? arreJ the floor Drovd holding hb i down while administered the chlo roform Vejry ouickly theh his struggles 2 anrtTe turn was carried into the aviotnwiT ron tirrlf tbe gentle summons at bedchamber door had given place to a harsh ano neremnforv a rAV grtfn tho InrV a a 4 iihkt t'lipii nar'ir rn as ova aa: 111 1 1 1 1i Philip room and closed the connecting door to gain his feet he would have been Ann a 4 a wa 04 a uuwii iriHtaniiy ana wiinout ruin in prooauifitv As the vehicle came down it irred nnen: through it Messrs Carr climbed while the touring car swept past and came to halt some stancn 141 the road inding themselves uninpired ai on their feet they took to iheir heels and ran across country toward (lie Hudson mir sued irst by bullets then group of gunmen finally bv wno nad lert his iimouine the roadside to 10m in the ortune favored be tn at the death Thev descended a sone toward the Hud son well the lead of the cunmen and their employer and ran out upon a bv road which spanned the railroad tracks bv At leading motion pictue theatres in vivid motion pictures produed by thr VITAGRAPH COMPANY Starring MR CHARLES RICHMAN MISS DOROTHY KELLY With tnese Count Ramon few nUnKiim I tr 1a 1 1 1 1 nr i zx trance of the hotel and wmieii the iuhv mi ne espied a ta making for the carriage Immediately Count Ra Mademoiselle Savatz within the rance xinwaa uuim i ne two women came ana assisted by Count Ramon entered the limousine car Ramon hopned brisklv in after them the door slammed smartly and the or drew away briskly thirty second bofm Droyd and his confederate stopped then taxi cab and hailed the carriage porter of the Alexandria As Count Ramon had surm ised would be the use the tenants of the taxi had oog i nized his companions and himself a they entered the limousine Thev require! only the confirmation of tho porter sni that Count Ramon party had just left to start them in pursuit And as their taxicab fell into the wake of the limousine so did the touring car containing the gangsters take up the trailof the taxi Mr Droyd had no intention of doing any thing more than keeping the sight till it reached its destination later he would find a way to communicate with therinccst Julia and secure those papers ofv identification consequently the taxicab made no effort to overtake the leading auto mobile The gangsters were working under strict instructions consequently they made no effort to overtake the taxicab In this order the three progressed at dulylawful speeds up Broadway to the city lim atfa through Yonkers and atj slightly better' speed upon the Albany Post Road all to the growing mystification and resentment of the gentry in tire' taxicab The night was clear and still with a Put thp TormirtanlA npvnnrt threshold than a bell boy with a note Mr Pbilm Barr 4 i The night was clear and still with a Wonderfully bright sky of stars and for that season warm from pocket of his overcoat he discharged it at the skv through Ofl ft rn nnon rt a ai 'r vi ine ninousine ponder excited in the understanaing or Mr Droyd and his associate by this inri dent was swiftly extinguished in the ex citement of a race against death At signal the touring car which ha dogged the two leaders so patiently of a suddenaccelerated its pace and swept down upon the taxicab the revolvers of the five gunmen spitting fire and waking echoes to amazed uproar Warned by the shattering of one of the cab windows us chauffeur did his best to run away from his murderous minded pur suers He did his best but succeeded thanks to inferior power only in prolonging the affair by a few minutes Too soon the touring car was drawing up swiftly along side the taxicab running board to running board with its superior speed and weight forcing the lesser vehicle into the ditch The chauffeur made a frantic attempt to hurdle this last and take refuge in the side fields: but failed The left hand lodging in the ditch the taxRuib went over with a crash flinging its driver from his seat ate was kind to him in causing bls head to strike the earth with stunning force had he remained conscious and endeavored I 4 7 I 'Ti 4" ia on 1 a hurry 7 I IH (I I '1 shot was a straggling Count Ramon ''4 i vv cha se and If train of freight cars ity was annmacbing Tt oered terrified criminals a forlorn bone beneath the grade crossing 0 heir daring was rewarded with short success Tne gangsters I' 1 'ks of the hhiff that over inc rained bullets down at I was the first to be struck: Mr Arthur i flung out hs a ms and reeled back 1 1 I dl St not 1v vealed by the glare of an overhead arc lamp stood "Lost Prince and Juan Lope? In spite of hts superstitious fright Count i ie i Ori arrangements with the Mr Droyd I' I 1 1 I I1JJ1 I I I of 1 "huh was tie illt mibbi in the 1 ra for in rnuru ured so thing 1 bout drtwing it md wtrnkud 1 away with dilhcully concealing grin of ictor a Naalz Hirai Philip proofs and prir 1 Xnxftrii 1 1 llannn Nnirifentr The TH 'It luwsbi hun Hotel Del Monte blit It llif i to Jolia by htruniNbtp to ev 1 ork uliotcd adjoining 7 EPISODE Mil thal occupied bv Mr Droyd Valet THAGIc UAsqiJK Nor this all Mr Druvd more Dl J) 1 I Ofi(l 1 tv a hi rr a of the inoruiiis uaoer I I Carr 11 ts portrait and taken one of the irs in which 10 peruse it at hia iei Bi inn in hie net one i io rvr rrpnt wniana riis aiipn tin was 11 i rac icu (fentlcrnan to his acknowledged professional tritrance of a pally oi three Bunerior Mr Arthur rrcl to identify that These were two ladies the wake II person by hts latest alias alone) entered the gentleman who bv bedchamber occupied bv the latter in the habit of a person HI I I' Hotel Del Monte and roused Mr Drovd from I': stertorous slumbers hv the simple process inioiiB Il of letting un the indow shades and admit half a dozen feet Droyd ting wintry sunlight to Hood the pillow of had ample opportunity to inspe the sleeper lowly and to determine to his Ik This last acknowledged Mi delicate Ron that one ot tho women a Kw Attention by snarhnE indignantly opening and beautitu) ieatuie despil Bk heavy eyes and husktlv demanding a long gentle melancholy was idem HH I drink of water which when served him bv fl HI Bsfe a sunv silent valet ho dranl MM Bl Kina enthusiasm By What time is it A he enquired in soi I i what clearer accents putting down an em A glass Twelve clock returned Mr Carr a wearily Kk? Mr Drovd sat up in closed his at the desk throw down Iv in the verv act of register uc iy awav from the astonish 'Cjotn nis companions have changed nv he HSr B' 'O groaned and muttered an oath By TV hat time get he next asked hells aid his valet accents quite audible to Mr tsrrl the hotel 1 thought it was the Alexandria II A II ft Mr bio vrl cninnrnsst tl hinir tpmnles thus was the seal of certainty MM HI lb tween oth nands broxus suspicion that this prettv' 'z Hi Hfe? must vc hren stewed he mused mi an was Princess Julia ot Alania I "Yon was to the boilin point A fcvzi 'W'hat'8 wr rse vou been off with that bort should her custodian (which be jonablv was if king bnnon mail) hi 1 fh tnv'H street ontnt av 1 kpf wn cn 1 I 1 1 i 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I Bn: ain't abic to no moreirs of ir Drniip Harr: there was room for doubt ciac iatea vMr i wanted to be sure So I There just four iron no would jt'd arid tn tv and the office is gettin Resides more half what vou lost tie: so vou better make up vour mind the groanin and get busy flggenn them despite over re gom to do ab ut it to companions tivelv Mr nrovd begged tor a re: trecuv ua a fast was over a plea grudgingly mg nis voice so mat tan hv 1 ns Air llrnvd intimntrlv her ears alone a trick 01 wr Be ncmmaTd his "valef Rut the moment that Mr Drovd had indicated his shuddering nvpremn irk Ilin Prilled netrs and hud crtilnnd nil training had made Droyd observed: mav interest vour down an unwelcome up of coffee 0 re Bim turned i less! to th urgent question that Mr Barr stopping at this hotel Recognizing at A ii iimlnviii 1 ii fleavormR to ignore unpleasant lax ts Bh1 Drovd contessd himself tolallv at a 1c of tho present emergent He imhlv for some time a mono 1 bv on the themo 1 KOIjeTS ft till in I Ig 1 1 1 sunesn in trusting Mr It ur in igit i io) thin BBBBBiBMwIiimhlB Xa ci Rare lt wonev on his uerson: In the course i nr 1 tha two 11 a a subseque part 11c it 1 ill hi hi JO II inMMhiZLBBMiMBtiBMBBMBMlL by the lengtn can iniriK on nrroun of headache Instead of standing there jpttoi'OA flic wiiv von 1 a on suggest Bj thing" 4f averrej yc 1011 innic you got the nerve BO: into a BM' morning as 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i mnpirt rn i Ba their this irrinccss juiin 'jaugnter ot MB 2 SB whose frown Mr Darr Mould Wear" BfJ 4 tints it all about? demanded 1 11 Id about klllC Br tho to cm the IBEBMBMSMBBBBI flnBBBBB VV ej! IJWffliJWU MM Gee! said disgust Alri vou Red at his picture vet'' tie's a dead ger for vou or would 1h If he had one tv little too th brn mustnahna I1K an Ji vuu was ro snave vour KC' CfT couiHTi I niirnly tell you A 4 ifl 1 'fl A fr I A 1 'f tuniiHivu tj 1 1 uvu 1 in rn or vn? miiri vu in in? act 01 irimi sr enn irenveu a most Rhnck Tho 4X i uirres iflometiuns In uh revolving cjonr Mill ntiuatania 1 a iK 3UQUI it wiinoui luuKinr direct at ner Mr Drovd names or le vo 1 dressed slowly and in the hot tv as aware of her sharnlv oueshnninr Hanr tvardrobe attorned revolving tvs sngges inen ot a sudden hush of hor color io her er 1 on in 1 1 1 wiuun i dpimv gr more clear c' 1 1 1 1 tie 1 i in 31 a iter B' fls the possibilities he foresaw a sue'' ea mentiry hesitation she bowed him ai mi impwTt'irrtiion niiip rr jiupvivcpunie acKnowiec B'D'vmore deeply his Interest she had left the lobby an er one clock he left his rooms The Inoioent had passed of or a stroll up hifth nvenur nnd as ho Tract ing the attention either of en from the elevator to the lobbv of ulans or of any of the vsta riders 1 Mell pleased vith himself Mr Droyd and strode back to the elevator an instant dreaming tl i lncesB Julia he which were cap KiiiY iioLK busy day for Mr gJ btr zv Bl JJiA 5 yyyy A 'D li namiisud it transpiredJoined forces on the mt to some unnamed cxploi Mr Drovd for which he was bulls and had journeveditli the single minded pr ig the metropolis the Wrens thanks to Mr aes it seemed that the ci ided the shears curl a i I in 1i I 1 1 1.